"Dr. Carson was never offered a specific position, but everything
was open to him," Williams told The Hill. "Dr. Carson feels he
has no government experience; he's never run a federal agency.
The last thing he would want to do was take a position that could
cripple the presidency."

Despite having no government experience, Carson, like Trump,
attempted a run at the Republican presidential nomination in the
2016 cycle. At one point last October, Carson was the
front-runner in the polls.

Carson was also rumored to be in consideration for secretary of
education in a Trump administration.

Later on Tuesday, Carson published a Facebook post disputing what
Williams said his reason was for not seeking a position.

"My decision not to seek a cabinet position in the Trump
administration has nothing to do with the complexity of the job
as is being reported by some news outlets," he wrote. "I believe it is vitally important
for the Trump administration to have many outspoken friends and
advisers who are outside of the Washington bubble. It is vital to
have independent voices of reason and reconciliation if our
nation is to heal and regain its greatness. I will continue to
work with the transition team and beyond as we build a dynamite
executive branch of government."

During an interview with Business Insider just before the
election, Carson said, "I don't want to be a part of the
administration."

"Not that I have anything against it," he said. "Just that I
think my voice will actually be more valuable outside the
administration. There are so many issues that affect our country
right now, and we can't lose sight of them. So winning the
election is really just step one."

"I'll continue to write, continue to speak publicly, and work on
helping to focus us as a nation on what's really important," he
said.